Re: Kerry and Bush respond to IAQ and Mold

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Greg Weatherman " <gw@a...>

wrote:

> Group,

>

> I live and operate in the Washington DC area. I am right across

the

> street (I-395) from the Pentagon - literally. I can see it from my

> rooftop.

>

> While I'm surprised either of the two candidates for president

could

> make a statement with any clarity on the subject, I still see the

> typical ideology of each party in what they said.

>

Greg - You are so right! No wonder they have worn ruts so deep that

it is almost impossible for them to climb out of them. It is

obvious that for all practical purposes politics has failed to

deliver the type of reform we need to get to the root of this

problem. To expect them to do so will only cause us to become

discouraged and lose hope. Like my father used to say when someone

asked for directions to a remote place: " you can't get there from

here - you have to go somewhere else to get started. " Maybe all we

can hope for is to plant a seed and hope that it grows.

What surprises me is that Bush should know better. He has had

intimate contact with the dangers of mold - both in the governor's

mansion in Texas and within his family (where one of his brother's

children ended up permanently deaf in one ear). He shows all the

signs of neurotoxin damage himself - they way he loses his train of

thought in midsentence, the misuse of words and the substitution of

a word that is close - but not exact, and his need for extended

rest. For those of you who favor his candidacy, I am not bashing

the man for these traits, but simply observing what I have seen in

so many others exposed to moldy environments.

I have also heard that he is known for talking to himself aloud - a

trait that my supervisor was well known for. He would have loud

animated conversations with an empty chair - a spooky thing to get

used to. Often he would get confused and lose his place when

talking during staff meetings, getting the look of a deer caught in

headlights while he fumbled to get back on track.

Barbara

[Guest guest]

--- In , " Greg Weatherman " <gw@a...>

wrote:

> Group,

>

> I live and operate in the Washington DC area. I am right across

the

> street (I-395) from the Pentagon - literally. I can see it from my

> rooftop.

>

> While I'm surprised either of the two candidates for president

could

> make a statement with any clarity on the subject, I still see the

> typical ideology of each party in what they said.

>

Greg - You are so right! No wonder they have worn ruts so deep that

it is almost impossible for them to climb out of them. It is

obvious that for all practical purposes politics has failed to

deliver the type of reform we need to get to the root of this

problem. To expect them to do so will only cause us to become

discouraged and lose hope. Like my father used to say when someone

asked for directions to a remote place: " you can't get there from

here - you have to go somewhere else to get started. " Maybe all we

can hope for is to plant a seed and hope that it grows.

What surprises me is that Bush should know better. He has had

intimate contact with the dangers of mold - both in the governor's

mansion in Texas and within his family (where one of his brother's

children ended up permanently deaf in one ear). He shows all the

signs of neurotoxin damage himself - they way he loses his train of

thought in midsentence, the misuse of words and the substitution of

a word that is close - but not exact, and his need for extended

rest. For those of you who favor his candidacy, I am not bashing

the man for these traits, but simply observing what I have seen in

so many others exposed to moldy environments.

I have also heard that he is known for talking to himself aloud - a

trait that my supervisor was well known for. He would have loud

animated conversations with an empty chair - a spooky thing to get

used to. Often he would get confused and lose his place when

talking during staff meetings, getting the look of a deer caught in

headlights while he fumbled to get back on track.

Barbara

[Guest guest]

> He shows all the

> signs of neurotoxin damage himself - they way he loses his train of

> thought in midsentence, the misuse of words and the substitution of

> a word that is close - but not exact, and his need for extended

> rest. For those of you who favor his candidacy, I am not bashing

> the man for these traits, but simply observing what I have seen in

> so many others exposed to moldy environments.

>

> I have also heard that he is known for talking to himself aloud - a

> trait that my supervisor was well known for. He would have loud

> animated conversations with an empty chair - a spooky thing to get

> used to. Often he would get confused and lose his place when

> talking during staff meetings, getting the look of a deer caught in

> headlights while he fumbled to get back on track.

>

> Barbara

Most people I know living in moldy places have simultaneous

reactions of anxiety, irritability and depression at times of

mycotoxin release. With no apparent reason for their discomfort,

they look at the irritability of the person next to them and blame

their own increased irritability on the bad mood and strange

behaviors of the person next to them - little realizing they are both

doing the same thing. A perfect recipe for mold induced divorce

syndrome.

The other thing is that higher mental functions diminish considerably

during exposure and people having neurotoxic reactions seem not only

incapable of using logic, they amazingly lose the very recognition of

the need to consider logical arguments as being more relevant in

problem solving than acting from purely emotional considerations.

Whether or not this applies to the presidents actions, I leave to

your judgement.

-

[Guest guest]

> He shows all the

> signs of neurotoxin damage himself - they way he loses his train of

> thought in midsentence, the misuse of words and the substitution of

> a word that is close - but not exact, and his need for extended

> rest. For those of you who favor his candidacy, I am not bashing

> the man for these traits, but simply observing what I have seen in

> so many others exposed to moldy environments.

>

> I have also heard that he is known for talking to himself aloud - a

> trait that my supervisor was well known for. He would have loud

> animated conversations with an empty chair - a spooky thing to get

> used to. Often he would get confused and lose his place when

> talking during staff meetings, getting the look of a deer caught in

> headlights while he fumbled to get back on track.

>

> Barbara

Most people I know living in moldy places have simultaneous

reactions of anxiety, irritability and depression at times of

mycotoxin release. With no apparent reason for their discomfort,

they look at the irritability of the person next to them and blame

their own increased irritability on the bad mood and strange

behaviors of the person next to them - little realizing they are both

doing the same thing. A perfect recipe for mold induced divorce

syndrome.

The other thing is that higher mental functions diminish considerably

during exposure and people having neurotoxic reactions seem not only

incapable of using logic, they amazingly lose the very recognition of

the need to consider logical arguments as being more relevant in

problem solving than acting from purely emotional considerations.

Whether or not this applies to the presidents actions, I leave to

your judgement.

-

[Guest guest]

>

> Most people I know living in moldy places have simultaneous

> reactions of anxiety, irritability and depression at times of

> mycotoxin release.

This statement makes me so mad, if freaks me out. What a bummer.

[Guest guest]

>

> Most people I know living in moldy places have simultaneous

> reactions of anxiety, irritability and depression at times of

> mycotoxin release.

This statement makes me so mad, if freaks me out. What a bummer.